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Here in atlanta, a revered u.s. civil rights leader has died at the age of 87 years old. juanita abernathy was the wife of ralph abernathy sr., co-founder of the american civil rights movement. she was a force in her own way. her family called her the last remaining person who was actively involved from day one of the montgomery busboy cot and the civil rights movement. she and her husband worked side-by-side, with civil rights legend, dr. martin luther king jr. the fight for civil rights cont...

Back and he wiped his trausers wi trousers with it. and i looked at him while he was wiping his hands. and he kind of stopped and didnt know what to do. >> how did you feel? >> how did i feel? at the time, i was like, wow. 2018. its still happening. you know? and it was quite funny. counting in his team, six or seven black players. im like, okay. theyre there to do a job. okay. i wonder if you shake their hands, as well. >> reporter: his support group will be independent from the english f.a. bu...

Youre not doing -- you know, youve got to go back out there. youve got to go back out there and make sure that this season, the following season, youre going to make it hard for them to do it. and then, obviously, the back end of this, this year, got promoted. now, i officiate conference level. >> according to englands f.a., theres 28,000 referees in the country. some 2,000 of them come from black or ethnic minority backgrounds. but that number is not reflected in english footballs professional ...

People, if you cant see it, you cant be it. >> reporter: joe is a referee, who officiates four levels below the english premier league. a former semiprofessional player, he picked up the whistle in 2009. he was inspired by the first and only black referee ever to work in the premier league. he retired a decade ago. he wants to follow in rennies footsteps. theres no pathway to the top, with zero black referees in engla englands top four divisions. >> i thought to myself, i want to go up. i want t...

>> wow. >> because thats where it is. you dont -- how many more do you see move up? >> your careers have all floundered in the black mans graveyard. >> league one, zero. league two, zero. >> reporter: mannen ix is found a network to help black referees. they will lead recruitment drives and to give a voice of the black referees, to make sure they are heard and action is taken to protect them. >> whats the worst experience you have had going to a ground? has anybody treated you negatively on the ...

The 2,000 black and asian referees in england, you wont see one on the pitch during an english premier league match. cnn went to investigate the question of why. we call it the mother standard of care. its something we take personally, and believe in passionately. its the idea that if our mothers were diagnosed with cancer, how would we want them to be treated? thats exactly how we care for you. with answers and actions. to hear your concerns, quiet your fears, lift your spirits. with teams of c...

>> lets bring that into hierarchy of football now. how many black owners are there? >> zero. >> how many black managers are there in the premiership? >> less than a handful. >> black coaches. >> a fair few. >> good. black referees? >> zero. >> back to my point. >> youve turned this around on me. youre interviewing me. >> the thing is, i always said this to people, if you cant see it, you cant be it. observers determine whether or not you progress to a higher league. yes. >> they say eight times ...

Back down to earth like this perhaps a reminder the show which that you have to get your team up to not just for the big games against by end but for every team in the bundesliga if you want to compete you know i think the other pressure on chauvet is that hes taking over from a real club legend you remember the state that hats were in when i took off at that club they look right for relegation and he stabilize them over a couple of years is now going to build on that success that in some ways t...

Prominent muslim political opponent? is a maga hat red? tonight congresswoman omar notes trump has gotten another country to implement a version of trumps muslim ban noting this time against two duly elected members of congress. this is not a drill. this retaliation is not being done in secret where there might be some alleged debate about the cause and motives. the cause is clear. a foreign government bucking to trump who wields the power and the might of the united states and the world. the mo...

Own computer examined by the fbi but, trials have referees and in which coughed up the most this case, the judge ruled that neither one of those defense accusing evidence of all. experts could testify about tampering. evidence he had already lied under oath. one, said the judge, wasnt >> the kid fell asleep about sufficiently qualified, the other brought in too late in the trial. >> reporter: like the one in the neighborhood the night before. 9:00. so hanna would have heard party stories that sa...